WordPress plugin comparison

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block vs Grab Image From Remote URL

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block

by Johannes Kinast

20K+ installs5.0

Grab Image From Remote URL

by mrcook76

50+ installs

At a glance

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block has more active installs: 20K+, against 50+ for Grab Image From Remote URL.
On a typical day, Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is downloaded about 95 times, Grab Image From Remote URL about 3.
Grab Image From Remote URL has no reviews yet.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block was updated more recently: May 28, 2026, against Oct 4, 2018 for Grab Image From Remote URL.
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Grab Image From Remote URL.
Grab Image From Remote URL has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block.

Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block	Grab Image From Remote URL
Popular rank	#1,291	#20,292
Active installs	20K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.5K	56
Rating	5.0(88)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.12	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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